New SECR scheme — carbon reporting rules extended
The UK's current commitment to an 80% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2050 includes corporate carbon. On 1 April 2019 reporting rules for quoted companies changed and now take in "large" unquoted businesses and LLPs. But SMEs are also encouraged to volunteer for the new best practice. Jon Herbert reports.
The Government's new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) scheme is extending its reach around corporate carbon as global warming fears grow and politicians are accused of inaction.
UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 2.5% in 2018 compared to 3% in 2017 and 16% in 2016 — making a total of 43.5% since 1990. Theoretically at least, Britain is more than halfway towards its commitment of an 80% reduction by 2050. However, this has been the easy half.
More specifically, UK CO2 emissions fell by 2.4% to 364.1 million tonnes while global carbon releases reached a 2018 all-time high, rising by 4.7%, 2.5% and 6.3% in China, the US and India. But there is potentially bad UK carbon news on the horizon that does call for urgent action.
Having beaten its first and second carbon budgets by 36 MtCO2e and 384 MtCO2e respectively, with an 88 MtCO2e surplus predicted for the third from 2018 to 2022, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recognises that the UK is on course to breach its fourth and fifth budgets by 139 million and 245 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e).
Aiming at the corporate and private sector
Emissions associated with business and industry make a major contribution. The question for policy-makers has been finding an effective tool to encourage greater efficiency and year-on-year reductions. Their choice is energy and carbon reporting.
Until recently, the rules only applied to large quoted companies. Now, they are being extended to "large" unquoted businesses through SECR, with the direction of travel pointing towards SMEs that are being encouraged to embrace the benefits of best practice voluntarily before being pushed.
Under SECR, qualifying organisations must include new energy and carbon reporting data within annual reports covering their next financial year starting in the 12-months leading up to 31 March 2020. For full details see www.gov.uk.
SECR awareness not high
The Government has been accused of not promoting the new scheme effectively. This makes it all the more important for companies to understand any new responsibilities now.
BEIS' communication focus has been via Companies House and the Financial Regulatory Council, Environment Agency newsletters (ESOS, CRC and Climate Change Agreements), business trusts and professional bodies, including the CBI, Make UK, Major Energy Users Council (MEUC), Retail Energy Forum, Emissions Trading Group — plus EMA and IEMA.
However, because SECR will only apply to financial years that start after 1 April 2019, there is still time to get ready. The earliest reports will be submitted in April 2020, allowing companies to prepare systems and synchronise them with existing corporate reporting cycles.
Evolution of corporate carbon reporting
As of October 2013, companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, in the European Economic Area, or on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, have had to measure and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using a robust independent standard that presents all data clearly and shows how it differs from information given in conventional consolidated financial statements.
However, it was soon recognised that measuring, managing and reducing carbon emissions is an effective way for companies generally to identify their carbon footprints, raise efficiency, cut costs and set important environmental targets within their supply chains.
The result is SECR which BEIS estimates will affect some 11,900 organisations at this stage — including c. 1200 quoted companies.
SECR builds on — but does not replace — existing requirements, such as Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (MGHG) reporting for quoted companies, the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), Climate Change Agreements (CCA) Scheme, EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and Climate Change Levy increase. It also coincides with the end of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme.
What happened on 1 April 2019 is that under the Companies (Directors' Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018, SECR has updated the rules and extended the requirements not only to quoted companies but also to unquoted companies or limited liability partnerships (LLPs) deemed "large" in the Companies Act 2006.
"Large" is generally defined as meeting two of the three following criteria within a reporting period: — having more than 250 employees; an annual turnover greater than £36 million; and/or an annual balance sheet greater than £18 million.
SECR reporting requirements
Quoted companies, according to the Carbon Trust, must continue to report their "global scope 1 and 2" (direct and indirect) GHG emissions in CO2-equivalent tonnes (all seven gases under the Kyoto Protocol) within their Directors' reports, plus at least one emissions "intensity ratio" for current and previous reporting periods.
However, they must now also report their underlying global energy use split between the UK and offshore countries, again with previous year comparisons after the first SECR reporting period.
Unquoted large companies and large LLPs now have to report at a minimum, their UK energy use from electricity, gas and transport fuels (in company vehicles, including reimbursement for employee business mileage, but not external air, rail or taxi journeys, or third party contractors), plus associated GHG emissions and at least one intensity metric — such as tonnes of CO2/kWh for the energy sector, or tonnes of CO2/m2 for the property sector
In all cases, reporting must include a description of steps taken to improve the businesses' energy efficiency in the relevant year, plus resulting energy savings if known. Where no measures are taken, this should also be reported.
Although no specific methodology is prescribed, the methodology used must be shown and be robust, transparent and widely-accepted. Scope 3 "corporate value chain" indirect emissions should also be given with the voluntary disclosure of any additional sources of energy or GHG emissions.
Why would SMEs volunteer?
BEIS points out that improving business energy efficiency can help to boost productivity and growth development while enhancing energy supply security and contributing to a decarbonised economy. By choosing to learn the SECR ropes early, SMEs can enjoy the benefits sooner rather than later.
There are exceptions. Local authorities, government departments and statutory agencies are not covered by SECR, but report carbon in their annual reports under other legislation. Devolved administrations have separate systems. Not-for-profit bodies — such as companies and LLPs owned by universities or NHS trusts — come under SECR rules.
One other area where clarification is important is the distinction between group and subsidiary level SECR reporting — the aim being to avoid duplication. Another sub-group is companies falling within the SECR definition that use no more than 40MWh. They must submit total energy calculations and also make a statement that they are low energy users.
A further area for potential short-term exemptions is sensitive situations, such as takeovers, where releasing information could be prejudicial. Also, if certain data cannot be collected in a specific year, why this is so, the impact and how it will be provided in the future must be explained.
The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) scheme began on 1 April 2019 and brings quoted companies, plus unquoted and LLPs meeting the Companies Act 2006 definition of "large", into the regime that could in future be extended towards SMEs.
SECR aims to improve business energy efficiency, boost productivity and growth, enhance energy supply security and help decarbonise the economy. By choosing to join SECR voluntarily, SMEs may benefit early. Details are at www.gov.uk.
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Opening Act™ Competition Winner Opens for Coldplay, Maroon 5 and Doja Cat
Young in a Million won the 2021 Opening Act Competition, which allowed them to play in front of thousands of fans during Audacy's We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 23, 2021.
The online voting competition gives musicians the opportunity to compete for a $10,000 cash prize and the opening slot at Audacy's annual benefit concert, opening for major recording artists. While previous winner, RAINNE, opened for Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and more, Young In A Million performed ahead of Maroon 5, Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Saweetie, Doja Cat, The Kid Laroi, and Shawn Mendes.
"Exactly two years and eight months ago, we played our first Young in a Million show. It was in a small house in Nashville with 50 people. Tonight, we will be playing our first ARENA show with 17,500 people. It's also with our favorite band of all time, Coldplay," said Young In A Million before performing at the sold-out event.
The duo says their music is meant "to make you dream again, risk again, love again, and live again." With Alex's background in dance music and Kody's experience as a former hardcore singer, the pair managed to find a sweet spot in pop/rock with a message of hope and transformation.
Opening Act, LLC will donate a portion of the net proceeds from this year's competition to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an organization dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP is celebrating 30 years of service and has chapters in all 50 states.
Those interested in learning more about Opening Act can visit theopenact.com for more details.
Source: Opening Act, LLC
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Language Line Services' Interpreter Demand Index(SM) Shows Rapid Growth in Arabic, Vietnamese Across Country
LanguageTrak® Report from Language Line Services Reveals Demographic Shifts Years in Advance of Next U.S. Census
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MONTEREY, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by Language Line Services, the global leader in interpretation and translation services, shows that while Spanish remains the most popular language nationwide behind English, demand for Arabic and Vietnamese grew strong across 20 major U.S. cities between Q2 2010 and Q2 2011.
(Infographic of Language Trends Across the U.S.: http://bit.ly/r8iFKD)
The report, titled the Language Line® LanguageTrak "Interpreter Demand Index(SM)" (IDI), uses proprietary data to rank the top 10 languages in each city by number of over-the-phone interpreter requests in the government and healthcare sectors. The LanguageTrak IDI(SM) also shows percentage growth in each language between Q2 2010 and Q2 2011.
"This real-time information addresses the ever-changing language needs of cities years before similar data is unveiled from the next U.S. Census," said Louis F. Provenzano, Jr., President & CEO of Language Line Services, which fields millions of interpreter-request calls each year. "This allows local governments, court systems, healthcare agencies and emergency services to better anticipate critical needs in their communities and ensure access to essential services."
According to the LanguageTrak IDI(SM), Spanish continues to be the most requested language in all 20 cities, supporting 2011 Pew Hispanic Center and 2010 U.S. Census data.
Interpreter requests in Arabic are rapidly growing, however, with increases in 13 of the 20 cities. The highest increases are in Houston (45.8 percent), San Antonio (39.7 percent) and Philadelphia (37.4 percent). Arabic also is among the top-five most requested languages in 11 of the 20 cities.
Requests for Vietnamese also increased in 13 of the 20 cities. The highest increases are in New York City (66.2 percent), Houston (45.9 percent) and Dallas (25.5 percent). Vietnamese is also among the top-five most requested languages in 14 of the 20 cities.
In addition to the report signaling Arabic and Vietnamese as rapidly emerging languages, Provenzano pointed to other surprising findings:
Haitian Creole interpreter requests spiked 271.4 percent in Indianapolis -- the highest growth in Indiana for any language.
Swahili was among the most requested languages throughout Texas, with significant interpreter increases in Houston (87.3 percent), Fort Worth (74.6 percent) and Austin (38.2 percent).
Armenian was the third-most requested language in Los Angeles, where Armenian interpreter requests increased 13.7 percent.
Chicago saw interpreter requests increase in Gujarati (146.2 percent) and Russian (38.5 percent).
San Antonio saw major surges in requests for Cantonese (423 percent) and Spanish (141.3 percent). Cantonese was its fourth-most requested language.
Nepali was one of the most requested languages in Memphis (366.7 percent increase), Austin (128.6 percent increase) and Dallas (50.3 percent increase).
Detroit saw significant interpreter request increases in Bengali (57.1 percent) and Hmong (37.1 percent). Bengali was the fourth-most requested language.
Karen interpreter requests in Jacksonville grew 122.6 percent. Karen, spoken by 1.3 million in Myanmar, formerly Burma, is one of the fastest growing languages in the U.S.
Memphis saw major interpreter request surges in Amharic (400 percent) and Somali (150 percent). Somali was the second-most requested language.
Burmese interpreter requests in Charlotte increased 64.7 percent.
Infographic of Language Trends Across the U.S.: http://bit.ly/r8iFKD
For a copy of the complete report, contact [email protected] and type "LanguageTrak" in the subject field of your email.
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Language Line Services, the global leader in telephone interpreting and language solutions, serves clients in government, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, utilities, insurance and many other industries by quickly connecting them to their customers, patients and sales prospects in more than 170 spoken languages as well as American Sign Language (ASL) and Mexican Sign Language (LSM). Language Line Services is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of public and private organizations throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, providing easy access to the industry's fastest language interpreting service at highly competitive rates.
For more information about Language Line Services' suite of telephone, on-site and video interpreting, document translation, interpreter assessment and training programs, please call (800) 752-6096 or visit http://www.languageline.com.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry v. His Subordinate Victoria Nuland, Regarding Ukraine
By Eric ZUESSE | Oriental Review | May 22, 2015
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on May 12th, responding to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's assertions that Ukraine will retake Crimea and will conquer Donbass:
"I have not had a chance – I have not read the speech. I haven't seen any context. I have simply heard about it in the course of today. But if indeed President Poroshenko is advocating an engagement in a forceful effort at this time, we would strongly urge him to think twice not to engage in that kind of activity, that that would put Minsk in serious jeopardy. And we would be very, very concerned about what the consequences of that kind of action at this time may be."
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European & Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, as communicated by the U.S. State Department's Press Office on May 15th, reiterating Poroshenko's view:
"Assistant Secretary Nuland's ongoing visit to Kyiv and her discussions with Prime Minister [Arseniy] Yatseniuk and President [Petro] Poroshenko reaffirm the United States' full and unbreakable support for Ukraine's government, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. We continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ukraine and reiterate our deep commitment to a single Ukrainian nation, including Crimea, and all the other regions of Ukraine."
Will John Kerry reprimand his subordinate for her contradicting what he, her boss, had said three days earlier? If not, then will President Barack Obama fire his Secretary of State John Kerry? If not, then will Victoria Nuland be fired? If not, then who is to trust anything that comes from the U.S. State Department, when the Secretary of State can be contradicted three days later by his subordinate, and both remain in their respective jobs?
Republicans are already preparing to weaken Kerry over this. The far-right news-site Frontpage Mag headlined on May 21st, John Kerry's Seven Hours of Weakness in Russia, and condemned the "attempt by Kerry to re-set the 're-set' button [on U.S. policy toward Russia] first pushed by his predecessor, Hillary Clinton." The special subject of their ire: "The promise of 'rolling back' the mild sanctions regime the West imposed on Russia on account of Putin's annexation of Crimea and support of separatist rebels was bandied about, if only Russia would behave in the future." But winning changes in behavior is what international diplomacy is supposed to be all about — otherwise the State Department wouldn't even be needed, and only the Pentagon would handle America's foreign relations.
If Victoria Nuland stays in her job, then John Kerry will be neutered even if he's not fired.
The only person with the power to fire Nuland is actually U.S. President Barack Obama. Perhaps the request for him to do that is already on his desk. If it's not, then Kerry's job is in jeopardy, because his diplomatic efforts can be obliterated by a subordinate and that subordinate will suffer no penalty for doing this. Nobody then would respect anything that the U.S. Secretary of State says, because it wouldn't necessarily represent the President's policies. If the Secretary of State isn't backed up by the President, then the Secretary of State has no real power at all.
May 22, 2015 - Posted by aletho | Aletho News | Cold War 2.0, John Kerry, Russia, Strategic Deterrence, Ukraine, United States, Victoria Nuland


Strategic management and public service performance: The way ahead
George A. Boyne*, Richard M. Walker
Strategic management is now prominent on the agenda of public administration scholars and practitioners. In this review, the authors outline why approaches based on strategy are suited to public agencies, noting the ways in which strategy varies across public organizations, seeks to match internal capacities to organizational environments, and shapes the impact of external and internal constraints on performance. Empirical evidence on the impact of strategy on performance is placed under the microscope, and while there are many positive relationships, the evidence base is limited in terms of its scope, data, methods, measures, and coverage. The authors trace out what needs to be done to move the field forward, noting in particular that theoretical enrichment, empirical variety, and explanations of causal complexity are likely to come from a synthesis of models of strategy and publicness.
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Boyne, G. A., & Walker, R. M. (2010). Strategic management and public service performance: The way ahead. Public Administration Review, 70(SUPPL. 1), 185-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02271.x
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Joe is a yellow tomato and a minor character in "VeggieTales".
His first appearance was in two VeggieTales books, "Bob Lends a Helping Hand" and "Larry Learns to Listen". His first appearances were from the episode version of the books, and then in "God Loves You Very Much."
Other then Bob, Joe is the only known tomato in the series.
Joe is a small yellow tomato with a small yellow nose and eyelids, who wears a blue cap on his green leaves and stem. Joe is very similar to Bob, being a tomato. The only differences from Bob and Joe is that Joe is much smaller, he has a small nose, he is yellow and that he wears a cap. His skin is normally yellow as himself.
Who is Joe?
Joe Mama
Himself in "Larry Learns to Listen"
Himself in "Bob Lends a Helping... Hand?"
Himself in "God Loves You Very Much"
Himself in "Celery Night Fever" (cameo)
Himself in "Beauty and the Beet" (cameo)
In Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas, his skin was red as Young Phillip (resembles to [the Tomato|Bob]).
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Home Tech Roundup Investor group including Activision Blizzard kicking Myspace tires
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Investor group including Activision Blizzard kicking Myspace tires
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The investor group has emerged as a front-runner in negotiations with News Corp. to take control of Myspace, according to a WSJ (which News Corp. owns), as the media company rushes to complete a transaction by 6/30—the end of its fiscal year.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Activision Blizzard is a worldwide pure-play online and console game publisher with leading market positions across all categories of the interactive entertainment software industry. Activision Blizzard's portfolio includes video games such as Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk, as well as Spider-Man, X-Men, Shrek, James Bond, World of Warcraft and more.
While News Corp. continues to talk to several potential bidders, negotiations are now focused on a group that would take over the social-media site but leave News Corp. with about a 20% stake, the story said. At least two firms that were weighing a bid—private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners in a partnership with Redscout Ventures and Criterion Capital Partners LLC —are no longer considered serious contenders.
Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard Inc., said he had been approached about being part of the investor group but hasn't yet committed. Any investment by him would be personal and small, and Activision wouldn't be involved, he said.
As well, WSJ sources said Kotick wouldn't take an active management role. Another person cautioned that a deal between the investor group and News Corp. was a "long shot."
Since News Corp. started accepting bids for the struggling social-media site around April, a number of private-equity firms and other Internet start-ups have expressed interest. Increasingly, News Corp. has focused on deals in which it would retain an ownership stake in the business and hand over operational control.
Some other suitors who have remained interested in recent weeks include private-equity firm Criterion Capital Partners LLC and social networks Tagged Inc. and myYearbook. Former Myspace CEO Chris DeWolfe and music-video site Vevo, a JV between major record labels, had also been in the mix, said WSJ. Talks with Vevo have been stalled for several weeks, though a deal between the two was long considered unlikely, in part because the companies were discussing a complicated arrangement that could have entailed Vevo collaborating with Fox's television arm to create new programming.
Tagged CEO Greg Tseng said in a statement that the company "would be excited to take MySpace back to its original roots as a place to meet people."
RBR-TVBR observation: It really sounds like there isn't that much interest from Activision Blizzard to run Myspace, but it might be a part of an investment group. At this point, the best route for Myspace—whether it stays with News Corp., becomes a part of a JV with News Corp. and another group or company or gets bought outright—is to rebrand itself with or as something unique. Perhaps a video chat functionality that works with multiple users / friend groups.
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BOUTIQUE SPOTLIGHT: BELLE MONDE BOUTIQUE
Photos By Dick Arnspiger
When a well-heeled PTA mom opens a boutique, you know you're going to get a well-organized shopping experience. At Belle Monde Boutique, you get more than that including designer labels for less, friendly service and plenty of wardrobe and styling advice.
By Kevin Broady
Nestled in the business area of St. Matthews, right off Shelbyville Road, is a quaint yet spacious consignment shop called Belle Monde Boutique. With its bright natural light, hardwood floors and multiple rooms of dresses, gowns, suits, separates and stunning hats and accessories, this shopping haven is a place where you can truly get immersed in a stress-free shopping experience where everything is as affordable as it is beautiful.
This welcoming addition to our local shopping scene is the creation of owner Nikki Knight, who knew from the beginning that she wanted to open a consignment shop with a legitimate "wow" factor, where women feel like they can dress to be the best version of themselves. "I want to encourage and empower women to live a life of confidence, love, and intentionality," explains Nikki. "Instead of fretting about our clothes or running late from one more 'wardrobe crises', my heartbeat is to help women identify their style, find the pieces that work for them, and cycle the ones that don't."
Nikki who was born and raised in Lexington, grew up loving shopping trips with friends and dressing up. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, she began her retail career as a department store manager and fashion director, where the norm was regular trips to New York, planning fashion shows and events. Later, marriage and motherhood led her and her husband to Louisville, where she devoted herself to spending sweet at-home time with their two children and, eventually, to becoming the classic, highly-organized, efficient and always-polished PTA mom. "Now that both kids are grown and graduated from college, I'm returning to my retail roots," says Nikki. That's what led to the "birth" of her latest baby: Belle Monde boutique.
Beside the impeccable customer service, fashion and styling advice, Belle Monde Boutique offers "White Glove Service." They will come to your home and pick up your prepared pre-selected items for sale—partnering with you so you can earn money and earn even more with referrals and high-ticket items. "We get to share love, fashion and the beautiful world together. Let's find value in your closet, extend the life of those pieces and renew their possibilities," explains Nikki. To do that, she and her staff will do closet clean-outs, helping women edit and recycle their wardrobes and make money while empowering other women around the city.
It makes sense that a boutique run by a fashion guru with a heart would embody a concept that embraces women and their potential. Says Nikki, "To me, that's fashioning the world beautifully, and that's what I'm all about."
Belle Monde Boutique is located at 115 Fairfax Avenue. Call 502-403-3432 or visit their website at bellemonde.com for more information.


Solar Flares: 7/8 The Phoenix Suns Courtship of King James, Bye-Bye Frye, Bledsoe Callers Comin'
By Keith M. Scheessele@BSUKeith Jul 8, 2014, 6:00am MST
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It's official like a referee with a whistle. The LeBron James sweepstakes is heating up. Unless of course, Robert Sarver, Lon Babby, and Ryan McDonough all happen to summer in Cleveland. At the same time.
To hear the Chuckster tell it, Phoenix isn't going to happen.
The Houston Rockets courtship of James seems to have ended before it started, with sights now set on Carmelo Anthony.
Or Chris Bosh. A max contract seems to be a pretty good indicator of interest.
In any event, you should familiarize yourself with perhaps the most important person involved in this decision not named LeBron James.
LBJ or not, Cleveland was quick to lock up the top asset they do have.
Speaking of summering, do the Suns have the most talented summer league roster? If you look solely at the surnames, definitely.
With so much noise about free agency, it's easy for the casual fan to lose sight of retaining the talent we do have. Eric Bledsoe is sure to have many suitors, including the Milwaukee Bucks, with their shiny #2 draft pick Jabari Parker and fancy new head coach, Jason Kidd.
On the other hand, teams seem to be a little shy about pulling the trigger on a P.J. Tucker deal.
Some think that a team that won 48 games a season ago doesn't need to make a splash during the free agency period.
More on "the waiting game."
Things got a little more interesting Monday, with reports that Channing Frye is on his way to Orlando.
Need to add an epic tale to your summer reading list? Check out the full story of how Steve Nash got away from the Dallas Mavericks.
Following in the footsteps of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, another former Phoenix Sun is throwing his hat into the political ring.
Golden State's Steve Kerr has announced his coaching staff with the Warriors, and it features familiar Pacific Division names.
Regardless of what ends up happening, there is something to be said for knowing when to quit, and going out on top.
Oh, and to wrap up the LeBron James coverage, we actually already know where he's going to end up.


BMW shows new X3 in Geneva
The BMW promoted a slight restyling of the utility X3 and took the Geneva Motor Show to display it. With the facelift, the model shall bear the same design language of the X5, with a little more bold and aggressive look.
Other changes are new headlights, redesigned front grille, LED direction indicators redesigned, new bumpers, mildly improved interior trim and new standard features like integrated browser and heated seats.
Under the hood, the different versions of the X3 come with diesel engines that strive for efficiency in fuel consumption. The sDrive 18d block has 2.0 turbo 150 horsepower and 36.7 Nm of torque. In this case, the consumption is estimated at 20 km / l.
Soaring version, the xDrive 20d has a reconfigured version of the same block, offering 190 hp and 40.8 Nm. Finally, the top line is the xDrive 35d, equipped with 3.0 turbo engine, delivering 313 bhp and 64.2 Nm. In this, the model accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.3 seconds, reaching top speed of 245 km / h.
Volkswagen is not working on the successor of Eos, says magazine
Mercedes-Benz takes special editions of the SL and SLK Geneva
Details of BMW performance line "input"
BMW M4 Convertible tests on snow
Ferrari announces the release date of 149M
Honda CR-Z: The Best Hybrid Features
Opel Combo: What You Ought To Know
Peugeot 308: The Distinct Quality
Hyundai Verna: What You Ought To Know
Hyundai Veloster: Super Car
Mini Cooper: A Head Turning Car
Nissan Qashqai: Tough As Nails
Citroen C8: The Problems You Should Know
Renault Captur: An In Depth Review
Toyota Hybrid-R: It's For You To Ride


LIBOR Media Advisory Note: Strictly Not For Publication
From the Attorney General's Office:
Media Advisory Note: strictly not for publication
Current LIBOR trials
Former Citigroup and UBS Trader Tom Hayes has been charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud. These charges arise from the on-going LIBOR investigation. A Plea and Case Management Hearing is listed for the 21st October at Southwark Crown Court. Two other defendants charged with LIBOR related offences, Terry Farr and James Gilmour, will also be appearing on that date.
Editors and publishers are reminded of their responsibilities under the Contempt of Court Act 1981.The Attorney General is conscious that this case will be of particular interest to City and financial journalists who may be less familiar with the law of contempt then colleagues who more regularly report on the criminal courts. The Attorney General asks that editors and publishers take steps to ensure all online and hard copy editions of their publications avoid any commentary or reporting which may pose a risk of breaching the Contempt of Court Act.
In particular, the Attorney General draws attention to the risks in publishing material that asserts or assumes, expressly or implicitly, the guilt of an accused person or that otherwise interferes with the administration of justice in this case – such as by pre-empting the decision of the trial Judge or Judges as to the evidence to be called before the jury.
Editors and publishers should take legal advice to ensure they are in a position to fully comply with the obligations they are subject to under the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
Ironically you can read the names that the Wall Street Journal were forced to pull from their website by a Court Order in the bastion of freedom that is China. They are in the print edition of the WSJ Asia Edition..
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BMW returns to Le Mans
October 7, 2016 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment
In the pit garage before the start of the 2010 Le Mans 24-hour race – the #78 BMW M3 GT (BMW Motorsport) with drivers: Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus and Uwe Alzen
It was announced last week that BMW's Board of Management has decided to 'strategically realign' its motorsport activities. The pillars on which their motorsport programme will rest, will include: DTM, the FIA WEC, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC), FIA Formula E, customer race programmes in GT3 and GT4 categories, and the Dakar Rally. That is quite a wide-ranging set of racing platforms on which to be active, but those words – BMW returns to Le Mans – is what interests us.
On the grid before the start of the 2010 Le Mans 24-Hour race – the #79 BMW M3 GT with graphic design by Jeff Koons. The drivers were: Andy Priaulx, Dirk Müller and Dirk Werner
The plan is for BMW to enter the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018, the highlight of which is of course is the 24-hour race in Le Mans. BMW claimed overall victory there in 1999 with the open prototype BMW V12 LMR, but since then the company has only raced at Le Mans in 2010 and 2011. BMW's adventure to Le Mans in 2011 resulted in a third place finish for their M3 GT in the LM GTE class.
The #78 BMW M3 GT driven by Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus and Uwe Alzen completes the first lap of the 2010 Le Mans 24-Hour race
"Starting with the 2018 season, we want to further expand our activities in GT racing and compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship," BMW Motorsport director Jens Marquardt said. "This obviously also includes our return to Le Mans, which we are particularly looking forward to. The way the WEC has developed so well makes us confident that there is a big future for GT racing. This is also the motivation behind our further expansion in the customer racing sector. Our range is already spearheaded by a successful representative, in the form of the BMW M6 GT3. As of 2018, we will also be excellently represented by the BMW M4 GT4 in the GT4 class, which is currently experiencing something of a boom."
The #79 BMW M3 GT of Andy Priaulx, Dirk Müller and Dirk Werner unfortunately dropped out of the 2010 Le Mans 24-Hour race after just 53 laps
An uprated M6 GT LM is in action in the IMSA series with special permission from the race organisers and the other manufacturers. At this stage though, BMW is not saying anything more about the likely new WEC contender, but the GTE racer will be a replacement for the M6 GT3. The new racer will most likely be based on the common chassis platform shared by the 5-, 6-, and 7-Series cars, but the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show would be a good event to mark in your diaries, as we might get to see something in the metal.
The #15 BMW V12 LMR of Joachim Winkelhock, Pierluigi Martini and Yannick Dalmas finished the 1999 Le Mans 24-Hour race on the top step of the podium, this being BMW's only Le Mans victory
By way of a short (recent) history lesson, BMW competed at Le Mans in 1998 and 1999. In the first of those years, the 580bhp V12 LM Patrick Head-designed racer was entered by Schnitzer Motorsport. Piloted by the extremely experienced driver trios of Hans-Joachim Stuck/Steve Soper/Tom Kristensen and Pierluigi Martini/Joachim Winkelhock/Johnny Cecotto, great things were expected. Unfortunately, both cars were out inside the four-hour mark. The following year it was a bit different. In the hands of Joachim Winkelhock/Pierluigi Martini/Yannick Dalmas, the #15 BMW romped home the winner.
BMW was back at Le Mans in 2011 with a two-car assault. Here the #55 BMW M3 GT of Augusto Farfus, Jörg Müller and Dirk Werner negotiates the Ford Chicane
The next time that BMW entered Le Mans was in 2010. The #78 car was driven by Jörg Müller/Augusto Farfus/Uwe Alzen and qualified in seventh place, while the #79 car in the hands of Andy Priaulx/Dirk Müller/Dirk Werner qualified in twelfth place. The #79 car was the latest in a line of BMW Art Cars with artist Jeff Koons designing the graphics. The #78 car finished sixth in class, while the #79 car dropped out after just 53 laps. This was the last year of the GT2 class, the following season would see the GTE PRO and AM classes replacing the GT2 class, while GT1 disappeared altogether.
The #56 BMW M3 GT driven by Andy Priaulx, Dirk Müller and Joey Hand approaches the Dunlop Chicane during the 2011 Le Mans 24-Hour race
In 2011 BMW announced its intentions in no uncertain terms, when the #55 and #56 cars qualified first and third in the GTE PRO class. In the race, the #56 car in the hands of Andy Priaulx/Dirk Müller/Joey Hand crossed the line third in class giving BMW a much-deserved podium place. The #55 car driven by Augusto Farfus/Jörg Müller/Dirk Werner posted a DNF, bowing out after 276 laps with driveshaft related damage.
The #55 BMW M3 GT of Augusto Farfus, Jörg Müller and Dirk Werner retired after 246 laps in the 2011 Le Mans 24-Hour race with mechanical problems
Should any further news regarding the new WEC racer come our way in the interim, we will be sure to bring this to your attention.
Second time lucky for Andy Priaulx and Dirk Müller, as together with Joey Hand, they brought the #56 BMW M3 GT home in third place in the GTE PRO class in the 2011 Le Mans 24-Hour race
Written by: Glen Smale
Photos by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale and BMW Motorsport
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Angela Booker
a1booker@ucsd.edu
Youth Civic and Political Participation; Learning in Informal Settings; Media and Technology for Learning; Mathematics in Context; Parent Advocacy; Anthropology and Education; Qualitative Research Methods
Angela Booker is currently studying ways youth, families, and schools make use of media and technology for participation, learning, and community development. She is particularly concerned with addressing barriers that diminish access to public participation among underrepresented and disenfranchised communities. She uses ethnographic, qualitative, and design-based research methods to examine typical and emerging practices where youth and adults work together (and at times, in conflict). Collaborations with youth, community partners, educators, and scholars form the basis of her work.
Ph.D. in Education, Stanford University, 2007
Nuñez-Janes, M., Thornburg, A., & Booker, A. (2017) Deep Stories: Practicing, Teaching, and Learning Anthropology with Digital Storytelling. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.
Vossoughi, S. & Booker, A. (2017). "Transcultural Prefigurations: Reflections on Dynamic Relations between Local Movements and Social Movements." Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 48(3), 225-228.
Booker, A. (2017) "Contingent authority and youth influence: When youth councils can wield influence in public institutions." Revista de Investigación Educativa, 35(2).
Booker, A. (2016). "Ethical Commitments in Community-Based Research with Youth." Mind, Culture, and Activity. 23(1), 15-27.
Booker, A. & Goldman, S. (2016) "Participatory Design Research as a Practice for Systemic Repair: Doing Hand-in-Hand Math Research with Families." Cognition and Instruction, 34(3).
Power and privilege in the learning sciences: Critical and sociocultural theories of learning. (2016) Eds. Booker, A., & Esmonde, I. Taylor & Francis.
Booker, A., Montgomery-Block, K., Scott, Z., Reyes, b., & Onyewuenyi, A. (2011). "Public scholarship within an urban school district: A community and university partnership approach to service-learning." Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 1, 67-87.
Booker, A. (2010). "Framing youth civic participation: Technical, pragmatic, and political learning." In L. Lin, H. Varenne, & E. W. Gordon, (Eds.) Educating comprehensively: Varieties of educational experiences (209-231). Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.
Goldman, S., & Booker, A. (2009). "Making Math a Definition of the Situation: Families as Sites for Mathematical Practices." Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 40(4), 369-387.
Goldman, S., Booker, A., & McDermott, M. (2007). "Mixing the digital, social, and cultural: Learning, identity, and agency in youth participation." In D. Buckingham. (Ed.) Youth, identity, and digital media (185-206). MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning.
Goldman, S., Mercier, E. M., & Booker, A. (2009). "Partnering with K-12 educators in collaborative design of learning technology." In C. DiGiano, S. Goldman, & M. Chorost. (Eds.) Educating Learning Technology Designers (62-79). New York, NY: Routledge.
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Jan Hawkins Early Career Award for Humanistic Research and Scholarship in Learning Technologies, Division C – Learning and Instruction of the American Educational Research Association, 2013
Fellow, UC Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California (2012)
Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE) Presidential Fellow (2010)
Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE) Outstanding Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, 2009
IBM Distinguished Student Research Award, 2003
Stanford University School of Education Nicoll Fellowship and Research Award, 2002
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Zaratan | Dirty Factual Statements About Japanese Women Unveiled
Dirty Factual Statements About Japanese Women Unveiled
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After carrying the shiromuku throughout the ceremony, brides change their all-white kimono for one that is called irouchikake. Each man looks for different features in a woman, and here it's all up to you. Japanese wives have good character traits that the majority males like and you'll be taught extra about every of them beneath.
The Heian interval of Japanese history marked the culmination of its classical period, when the huge imperial court docket established itself and its tradition in Heian-kyō (fashionable Kyoto ). Heian society was organized by an elaborate system of rank , and the purpose of marriage was to provide kids who would inherit the best attainable rank from the perfect-placed lineage It was neither ceremonial nor necessarily permanent. 2 Essentially the most weddings had been in eto (Modern day tokyo).
Marie Kondo is a Japanese creator who has impressed a movement with one thing round four million followers (primarily based on guide sales) for her KonMari" technique of organizing and de-cluttering. The KonMari methodology encourages people to ask themselves if their belongings spark pleasure." She was declared considered one of TIME Magazine's one hundred Most Influential individuals" in 2015.


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Trimet Commissions New Casting Machine
Trimet Aluminium SE expanded its production capacity for aluminum sows with the installation of a new casting machine at its smelter in Hamburg, Germany. The facility can now cast around 45,000 tonnes of the aluminum sows — almost doubling capacity. "The new casting machine allows us to respond even more flexibly to our customers' needs […]
Alcoa to Restart Aluminum Smelting Capacity in Australia and Brazil
Alcoa Corporation plans to restart curtailed capacity at its smelters in Australia and Brazil. In addition to restarting capacity, the company is working to improve the sustainability of the sites by increasing the use of renewable energy. Portland, Australia Alcoa plans to restart 35,000 tonnes of capacity per year, which had been idled in 2009, […]
Elysis Moves Toward Commercial Demonstration of Its Carbon Free Aluminum Technology
Elysis, the joint venture between Rio Tinto and Alcoa, has successfully produced aluminum without any direct greenhouse emissions using its proprietary inert anode technology at its Industrial Research and Development Center in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. According to the company, this marks a significant milestone in moving toward a full industrial cell design at a size […]
Century Aluminum to Expand Low-Carbon Billet Production in Iceland
Century Aluminum Company started construction of a new low-carbon billet casthouse at its Norðurál Grundartangi smelter in Iceland. The new $120 million value-added casthouse will be able to produce low-carbon Natur-Al™ billet, as well as increase production of primary foundry alloys. "We are very excited to bring billet production to Grundartangi and, beginning in 2024, […]
Rio Tinto and Carbfix Partner to Implement Carbon Capture and Storage
Rio Tinto signed an MOU with Carbfix through which the two companies will partner to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it underground at the ISAL aluminum smelter in Iceland. Called the Coda Terminal, this will be the world's first carbon mineral storage hub — making ISAL the first smelter where carbon […]
Trimet Commissions New Casting Machine at Its Voerde Smelter
Trimet Aluminium SE commissioned a new casting machine for aluminum sows at its aluminum smelter in Voerde, Germany. Prior to this, the smelter delivered 99.9% pure aluminum in liquid form to its local customers and the Trimet foundry in Essen, Germany. Now, the site is able to produce its own block metal. "The casting machine […]
Elysis Began Construction of Its Commercial-Scale Inert Anode Cells
Elysis, the joint venture company led by Alcoa and Rio Tinto, started construction on the first commercial-scale prototype cells using its proprietary inert anode technology. The demonstration cells are being installed at Rio Tinto's Alma smelter in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The new technology is said to eliminate all direct greenhouse gases from the aluminum smelting process. […]
Rusal to Transform into Two Separate Companies
UC Rusal, a metals segment of EN+ Group, is pursuing a demerger of its higher carbon assets in order to form two businesses with separate strategies. The move is inline with the company's ambitious environmental goals and strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, while continuing to grow its share of value-added products (VAP). Rusal […]


I have said it a lot of times and I say again right now. Africa is not named after Scipio Africanus. Scipio Africanus was the Roman general who engineered the defeat of Carthage, which was in the country we now know as Tunisia. The name Scipio Africanus means "conqueror of Africa." That alone implies that the term Africa was in use before his time. We should stop repeating such a foolish and inaccurate and insulting comment. Whatever the name Africa means and wherever the word comes from, it was not named after a Roman general. Runoko Rashidi


Telemundo Finds Itself Out of Balance
By MRC Latino Staff | January 31, 2018 11:18 PM EST
Once upon a time, Telemundo sought to answer a need in the marketplace by taking a "Just the News" approach, to critical and ratings acclaim. But it appears that the network is eschewing that approach in favor of more one-sided coverage, especially when it comes to immigration.
NYT Freaks: Says EPA Cuts Will Harm Defenseless States
By Clay Waters | April 12, 2017 9:03 AM EDT
Hiboko Tabuchi of the New York Times wrote a supposed news story lamenting the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency. It was presented both in headline and tone as an editorial: "What's at Stake in the Cuts Proposed for the E.P.A." The photo selection really rubbed in the emotional aspect of the administration's brutal (proposed) cuts: the large set of four pictures include one showing a man with a hard-hat that spells FLINT, his face downcast, holding a young girl on his shoulder, right above one of a fleet of black security cars for new EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. Poor vs. privileged?
VIDEO Eco-Rioters Burn, Shoot and Throw Bombs; CBS Sees Only 'Activists'
By Scott Whitlock | October 28, 2016 12:28 PM EDT
Violent rioters on Thursday burned a bridge, shot at police and threw bombs in order to stop the building of a pipeline in North Dakota. Yet, the journalists at CBS This Morning saw only "activists" and kept the focus on their plight. Reporter Barry Petersen interviewed four of the radical protesters, but just one representative attempting to stop the chaos. He also ignored the Molotov cocktails being hurled at law enforcement.
Environmentalists Escalate Protest to 'Dangerous' Pipeline Tampering
By Julia A. Seymour | October 12, 2016 3:45 PM EDT
While many activists fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline have been exposed and even arrested for trespassing on the property, Climate Direct Action turned to criminal eco-terrorism in "solidarity" on Oct. 11.
Climate change activists disrupted crude oil flowing through multiple pipelines by tampering with pipelines in four states simultaneously, according to Reuters. Enbridge Inc. pipelines in Minnesota had to be temporarily shut down as well as Spectra Energy's Express Pipeline in Montana.
'Supergirl' Finally Reveals What the 'S' Means (It's Not 'Super')
By Karen Townsend | November 3, 2015 1:06 AM EST
Despite succumbing to the liberal mindset that crude oil is the enemy of the planet at the beginning of episode 2 "Stronger Together," CBS' Supergirl offers an important lesson in teamwork.
Maddow Won't Ask if Pipelines Safer Than Rail for Transporting Oil
By Jack Coleman | April 19, 2015 9:08 PM EDT
Sometimes the obvious eludes us. And all too often on MSNBC, the obvious appears deliberately avoided.
Case in point -- Rachel Maddow devoted a significant portion of her show on Thursday, two full segments, to railway accidents involving crude oil. In the last year alone, Maddow pointed out, trains carrying oil have derailed in Galena, Ill., Mount Carbon, W.V., and Lynchburg, Va., igniting huge fires that burned for days and forcing evacuations of local residents. Amazingly, no one was killed in the three incidents she cited, but a derailment and oil fire in Quebec in July 2013 claimed 47 lives.
AP, NYT AWOL on FCC's Newsroom Snooping Proposal
By Tom Blumer | February 21, 2014 11:59 PM EST
On Thursday, Kyle Drennen at NewsBusters noted that none of the three broadcast networks had covered the intent of the Federal Communications Commission, in the words of Byron York at the Washington Examiner, to "send government contractors into the nation's newsrooms to determine whether journalists are producing articles, television reports, Internet content, and commentary that meets the public's 'critical information needs.'"
Given that the nets take many of their new prioritization cues from the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, and to a lesser extent from the New York Times, it shouldn't surprise anyone that searches at the self-described "essential global news network" and at the Old Gray Lady indicate that neither outlet has covered it. The FCC has supposedly backtracked, but not really, as Katy Bachman at AdWeek noted yesterday (bolds are mine throughout this post):
Exxon Mobil-Hater Rachel Maddow Now Sponsored By...Exxon Mobil!
By Noel Sheppard | December 21, 2013 4:56 PM EST
It is quite possible that no American company has received more criticism from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow than Exxon Mobil.
Despite this, at the beginning of a commercial break of her program Wednesday, an unidentified announcer said, "The Rachel Maddow Show is brought to you by Exxon Mobil" (video follows with commentary):
CBS Report Mirrors Left-Wing Group's Pipeline Press Release
By Kristine Marsh | November 19, 2013 3:24 PM EST
Since TransCanada proposed building the Keystone XL Pipeline in 2009, liberal actors, environmentalists, and the media have attacked the plan. Four years later, the media continue to work against the company that proposed building it, TransCanada and this time they had help.
On Nov.12, CBS "Evening News" did a segment on repairs being made by TransCanada to the recently built section of the Keystone Pipeline. That story was essentially a copycat summary of a report released that day from the anti-pipeline group, Public Citizen. CBS not only relied on the group as its only experts in the matter, but also interviewed the same farmer and former TransCanada employee cited in the group's report.
NBC's Curry: U.S. to Blame for 'Toxic Legacy' of Oil Drilling in the Amazon
By Kyle Drennen | May 3, 2013 2:54 PM EDT
Previewing an upcoming story for NBC's Rock Center on Friday's Today, correspondent Ann Curry warned that tribes of the Amazon rain forest "are sharpening their spears and preparing their blow guns to fight Ecuador's new plan to auction as much as 8 million acres of the rain forest for oil drilling." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
She then cited Boston University biology professor Kelly Swing arguing that "America, a top importer of oil from Ecuador, shares responsibility for this coming conflict....And the toxic legacy of past oil drilling in other parts of the rain forest." A sound bite played of Swing declaring: "We're definitely guilty in this story."
Actress Rosario Dawson Argues Keystone Pipeline's for China, Not for the 'Benefit of the American People'
By Tim Graham | February 18, 2013 7:50 AM EST
MRCTV's Joe Schoffstall caught up with liberal actress Rosario Dawson yesterday at the Washington rally against the Keystone XL pipeline. Dawson insisted President Obama "could and should do more" for green energy, and the old "brown" kind somehow doesn't create jobs.
"This pipeline is not for the benefit of the American people," she said. "This pipeline is so that we can start selling to China and other places. Which they would say was about creating some jobs and it's about bringing in money, but most of that money isn't trickling down to anybody." She does favor hemp oil. (Video below)
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Ex-Barack Obama Administration $82 Billion Auto Bailout Czar Steve Rattner has a bit of a problem telling the truth.
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GS1 Hong Kong Launches Quality Food Scheme+ to Boost Traceability, Food Safety Control and Management for Local Food Industry
Hong Kong, 8 September, 2020 - GS1 Hong Kong launches a brand new "Quality Food Scheme+" programme to encourage food & beverage enterprises to adopt more stringent measures in accordance with internationally accredited standards in terms of management, control and traceability, for example identifying critical control points along the food supply chain, which helps to enhance food safety and instil trust in consumers.
Triple Confidence Using a Trio of International Standards
The Centre for Food Safety has issued more than 75 food alerts and results of sample with irregularity since the start of this year. The foods not in compliance cover seafood, vegetables, sauce, etc., from Australia, China, England, France, Thailand, New Zealand and others. They were either stopped sale, removed from shelves or recalled by the traders. While food safety incidents happen regularly, citizens have been extra cautious as the COVID-19 persists.
To help enterprises cope with the new normal in the midst of epidemic, GS1 HK launches "Quality Food Scheme+" (the new Scheme) with SGS HK as the audit partner. Under the new Scheme, participating enterprises are assessed based on more comprehensive internationally accredited food safety standards, including GS1 Global Traceability Standard (GTS), ISO 22000 - Food Safety Management System Standard, as well as HACCP – Food Safety Control Standard.
In response to the latest infection, the new Scheme report will provide companies with disease prevention advice, including industry best practices and how food safety management and system is uplifted through proper technology adoption. For example, enterprise may be advised to use appropriate sensing and analysis technologies for real time monitoring of the food processing operation so as to strengthen the risk management control and enhance food safety.
"SGS Hong Kong is delighted to collaborate with GS1 Hong Kong to be the audit partner of the new 'Quality Food Scheme+'. We help food enterprises to engineer food source control, food operations and management in accordance with internationally accredited standards; identify and analyse the potential food safety hazards and risk, from raw materials to products, from manufacturing to handling process; establish control points and formulate monitoring system. It helps enterprises to reduce and control risk, ensure product quality and food safety, protect consumers' health, build and safeguard food organisation's market integrity, and ultimately enhance competitiveness." said Ben Tsang, Managing Director of SGS Hong Kong.
Enhance Brand Image and Win Consumer Trust
While the existing "Quality Food Scheme" adopts GTS (Global Traceability Standard) as the main criteria for assessment of food across the supply chain, which is particularly useful for product recall management; the new Scheme takes reference to additional global standards including ISO 22000 and HACCP on top of GTS, and provides participating enterprise with an all-rounded review to enhance its current system and practices.
Independent third parties, GS1 Hong Kong and SGS Hong Kong, will perform the audit for the participating enterprises, which help them to build brand image, reputation and win consumer trust. The enterprises will also receive a full report with recommendations for improvement, helping to develop a roadmap for better food safety management with its system and hence pursuing excellence. Please visit https://www.gs1hk.org/quality-food-scheme for the details of the "Quality Food Scheme" and the "Quality Food Scheme+" for 2021.
May Chung, Chairperson of Hong Kong Food and Beverage Industry Advisory Board of GS1 HK, and General Manager of Nestlé Hong Kong Ltd., is glad to see the launch of the new Scheme. "The food and food services industry is facing many challenges, primarily the public trust in food safety. The launch of the new Scheme is a perfect opportunity for the industry to be appraised by 3 international standards, improve food traceability as well as enhance food safety management and control throughout the supply chain. When consumers see the new Scheme logo, they feel safer to buy and consume."
GS1 HK has organised "Quality Food Scheme" for 5 years, and over 20 enterprises are recognised every year to commend their outstanding performance in food traceability, supporting food safety in Hong Kong. Please refer to Appendix 1 for the recognised company list this year.
Being recognised in "Quality Food Scheme" for 3 consecutive years, Tong Shun Hing Poultry (HK) Co. Ltd. also supports the launch of the new Scheme. Patrick Tong, General Manager of the company said, "As a major importer of chilled poultry in Hong Kong and Macau with 10 siu mei restaurants, food safety has always been our focus. The Scheme not only recognised our efforts, but also inspired us to set higher goals, such as enhancing information transparency. We have decided to step up to join the new Scheme, to allow more extensive review on our food safety management and pre-monitoring system, which I believe will elevate our standard in that regard."
Anna Lin, Chief Executive of GS1 HK, noted, "It is a pleasure to see such tenacity in the food industry to uphold food safety in Hong Kong. In a difficult time like this, joining 'Quality Food Scheme+' not only helps companies comply to regulations, but also rebuilds consumer trust and motivates repeat purchase once the situation gets better. Apart from the 2 Schemes, we also offer food safety and traceability training, consultation and track-and-trace solutions. We strive to collaborate with the industry to raise the bar for food safety in Hong Kong, so consumers will come back with a peace of mind."
Recognised Companies of Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2020 (in alphabetical order)
Diamond Enterprise
Café de Coral Holdings Ltd.
FrieslandCampina (Hong Kong) Limited
Hop Hing Oils & Fats (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Maxim's Caterers Ltd.
Nestlé Hong Kong Ltd.
Sims Trading Co. Ltd.
Swire Coca-Cola HK Ltd.
Tong Shun Hing Poultry (HK) Co. Ltd.
Tsit Wing International Holdings Ltd.
Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.
Wyeth Nutrition Hong Kong
Gold Enterprise
AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd.
DCH Food Mart
DCH Logistics Co. Ltd.
International Gourmet Foods Ltd.
Lorence & Company Ltd.
Tai Luen Coffee Company Ltd.
Silver Enterprise
Aquaculture Technologies Asia Ltd.
Starjet Trading Limited
Corinna Fung
Email: corinnafung@gs1hk.org
Will Ip
Email: willip@gs1hk.org
About GS1 Hong Kong
Founded by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1989, GS1 Hong Kong is the local chapter of GS1®, a not-for-profit, standards organisation that develops and drives adoption of easy-to-implement global standards for business to uniquely identify, accurately capture and automatically share vital information about products, locations and assets. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, GS1 has over 110 national chapters in 150 countries.
GS1 Hong Kong's mission is to empower business to grow and to improve efficiency, safety, authenticity and sustainability across multiple sectors and facilitates commerce connectivity through the provision of a full spectrum of platforms, solutions and services based on our global standards. We provide a trusted foundation for accurate, sharable, searchable and linkable data. Our EPC standard lays the foundation for IoT, powering a range of IoT-based services and applications. We are helping industry to meet the challenges of omni-channel commerce and create a seamless customer experience. By engaging with communities of trading partners, industry organisations, government, and technology providers, we are fostering a collaborative ecosystem and aiming for "Smarter Business, Better Life".
Currently, GS1 Hong Kong has around 8,000 corporate members covering close to 20 industries including retail consumer goods, food and food services, healthcare, apparel, logistics as well as information and technology.
For more information about GS1 Hong Kong, please visit www.gs1hk.org.
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One Code.Bridging the World of Business and Consumers


Dynasty 18: The Abyss
By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Narrated by: Terry Wale
Series: Morland Dynasty, Book 18
Dynasty 1: The Founding
Narrated by: Christopher Scott
This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion of the influential house of Beaufort. It is a union which establishes the powerful Morland dynasty and in the succeeding volumes of this rich tapestry of English life, we follow their fortunes through war and peace, political upheaval and social revolution, times of pestilence and periods of plenty, and through the vicissitudes which afflict every family - love and passion, envy and betrayal, birth and death, great fortune and miserable penury.
Addictive - and 19 books in the series... so far..
By Sceptical Shopper on 07-03-13
Goodbye Piccadilly
War at Home, 1914
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
In 1914, Britain faces a new kind of war. For Edward and Beatrice Hunter, their children, servants and neighbours, life will never be the same again. For David, the eldest, war means a chance to do something noble; but enlisting will break his mother's heart. His sister Diana, nineteen and beautiful, longs for marriage. She has her heart set on Charles Wroughton, son of Earl Wroughton, but Charles will never be allowed to marry a banker's daughter.
Lovely Story - Superb Narrator
By Violet on 10-10-15
The Conquest
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
When a comet appears in the sky over England in 1066, Ailith, a young Saxon wife, feels sure that it can only bode well. Yet within a year, Ailith's joy turns to heartache as her husband and her child are taken from her and the conquering Normans advance. Ailith's grief turns to love for a brief period with a handsome Norman invader. She bears him one daughter, but in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings she discovers a betrayal she cannot forgive....
The Summer Queen
Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 1
Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now. Based on the most up-to-date research, best-selling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life, as never before. Young, vibrant, privileged, Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood ends abruptly.
Beautifully written & a joy to listen to.
By Diane on 26-07-13
Ross Poldark
Poldark, Book 1
By: Winston Graham
Narrated by: Oliver J. Hembrough
Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. But the joyful homecoming he has anticipated turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate is derelict, and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. But his sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to rescue a half-starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her home - an act which alters the whole course of his life....
Can't tell...
By Amanda Isbell on 13-04-15
The Nightingale Girls
By: Donna Douglas
Three very different girls sign up as trainee nurses at a big London teaching hospital in 1934. Dora leaves her overcrowded, squalid working-class home for a better life. But has she got what it takes to keep up with other, better-educated girls? And will her hated stepfather ever let her go? Helen is born for the job; her brother is a doctor, her all-powerful mother a hospital trustee. But will Helen's secret misery be her downfall? An aristocratic rebel, Millie's carefree attitude will find her up in front of Matron again and again. Will she ever care enough to make a nurse? Or will she go back to the glamorous life she was born to?
What a surprise!
By Enquiring Mind on 03-04-15
It is 1833. The industrial age is sweeping through England, and the Stephensons are planning the greatest engineering scheme ever undertaken: a railway line from Liverpool to London. At Morland Place, Nicholas had hoped that his brother, Benedict, had been banished forever, but railway fever has brought Benedict back to Yorkshire as an engineer on the Leeds & Selby line. It is a lonely life and he fears he will never be wealthy enough to marry his new love, Miss Fleetham.
Nicholas fears that Benedict is not only a threat to his inheritance but to Morland Place itself, as plans to bring the railway to York will desecrate the estate. The conflict between the brothers mirrors the nation's battle between the old and new, but the Morland feud seems certain to end in tragedy and no-one the victor.
©1995 Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (P)2010 Isis Publishing Ltd.
The Straw Men
No Tears for the Lost
Dynasty 4: The Oak Apple
Beautifully narrated, as always, and an excellent story. please don't stop - take us unto the 21st century.
Hollace
Great Series
Yes, I have already recommended this series to 2 friends. Well written, and great narration too.
When do we get another Dynasty book release? I want more!!!
Close to the best in the series
This was a really fun read, but they're all good.
I am starting #19 and REALLY want to know WHERE the rest of the audio books in the series are or if they will be done!
Engaging and exciting, I do love this series.


16 Famous Writers And Their Cats
What do Charles Bukowski, Joyce Carol Oates, and Edgar Allan Poe have in common? They love cats. Writers and cats go together like salt and pepper, and here are 16 of our favorite pairs.
1. Ernest Hemingway
"A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."
jfklibrary.org
Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.
"One cat just leads to another."
2. Charles Bukowski
Via grandchild-of-bukowski.tumblr.com
"when I am feeling
all I have to do is
watch my cats
and my
returns.
I study these
creatures.
they are my
teachers."
—Charles Bukowski, "My Cats"
Via yourcatwasdelicious.tumblr.com
"Having a bunch of cats around is good. If you're feeling bad, you just look at the cats, you'll feel better, because they know that everything is, just as it is. There's nothing to get excited about. They just know. They're saviors. The more cats you have, the longer you live. If you have a hundred cats, you'll live ten times longer than if you have ten. Someday this will be discovered, and people will have a thousand cats and live forever. It's truly ridiculous."
3. Joyce Carol Oates
Via writersandkitties.tumblr.com
"I write so much because my cat sits on my lap. She purrs so I don't want to get up. She's so much more calming than my husband."
4. Neil Gaiman
journal.neilgaiman.com
"'No,' said the cat. 'Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.'"
—Neil Gaiman, Coraline
neil-gaiman.tumblr.com
"'Name the different kinds of people,' said Miss Lupescu. 'Now.' Bod thought for a moment. 'The living,' he said. 'Er. The dead.' He stopped. Then, '... Cats?' he offered, uncertainly."
—Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book
5. Allen Ginsberg
"I learned a world from each
one whom I loved;"
—Allen Ginsberg, "I learned a world from each"
6. Ray Bradbury
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"That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you."
—Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
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7. Doris Lessing
Via pt.wikinoticia.com
"If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air."
—Doris Lessing, On Cats
8. Mark Twain
Via dumpaday.com
"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction."
—Mark Twain, Who Is Mark Twain?
bancroft.berkeley.edu
"I simply can't resist a cat, particularly a purring one. They are the cleanest, cunningest, and most intelligent things I know, outside of the girl you love, of course."
9. Sylvia Plath
Via weimarart.blogspot.com
"And I a smiling woman.
I am only thirty.
And like the cat I have nine times to die."
—Sylvia Plath, "Lady Lazarus"
10. Aldous Huxley
"'My young friend,' I said, 'if you want to be a psychological novelist and write about human beings, the best thing you can do is to keep a pair of cats.'"
—Aldous Huxley, Collected Essays
11. William S. Burroughs
Via lawrence.com
"The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself."
—William S. Burroughs, The Cat Inside
"My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance."
Via culturalcat.com
12. Edgar Allan Poe
bridgemanart.com
Poe at work under Catalina's eye (litho), Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) / Private Collection / © Look and Learn / The Bridgeman Art Library
"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat."
13. Hermann Hesse
"How absurd these words are, such as beast and beast of prey. One should not speak of animals in that way."
—Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
14. T. S. Eliot
eliotsociety.org.uk
"When a Cat adopts you there is nothing to be done about it except to put up with it and wait until the wind changes."
15. Philip K. Dick
"Willis, my tomcat, strides silently over the pages of that book, being important as he is, with his long golden twitching tail. Make them understand, he says to me, that animals are really that important right now. He says this, and then eats up all the food we had been warming for our baby. Some cats are far too pushy. The next thing he'll want to do is write SF novels. I hope he does. None of them will sell."
Via american-buddha.com
16. Jorge Luis Borges
Via imgur.com
"You belong to another time. You are lord
of a place bounded like a dream."
—Jorge Luis Borges, "To a Cat"
Via pasolininuc.blogspot.com


Canada's superclusters meet with EU delegation for signing ceremony
June 6, 2019	Food in Canada
supercluster
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) boosted Canada's trade with the world's second-largest market. Signed in October 2016, CETA entered into force in September 2017.
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, joined Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises, to witness the signing of an administrative arrangement between Canada and the EU to facilitate trans-Atlantic cluster collaboration. Under the arrangement, Canada's five innovation superclusters will have more opportunities to form strategic business partnerships and linkages with cluster organizations and firms in the European Union.
The signing ceremony at Humber College in Toronto was held on the sidelines of an EU-Canada cluster matchmaking event. Representatives from all five of Canada's superclusters, Protein Industries, Ocean, Digital Technology, Advanced Manufacturing and SCALE.AI.
CAFTA applauds Canada's signing of CETA
Five superclusters will share $950 million
CETA to come into force by spring 2017
Thermo Fisher Scientific latest metal detector
Study finds that majority of Canadians are motivated to reduce single-use plastic